“Do you want to visit a Buddhist monastery?” my mom asked one day as we stood in the kitchen. I took a while to respond …
For the Fish by Sarah Sullivan
Trevor sat on the worn dock, dangling his toes into the water and looking at everything but the girl beside him. “Stop that,” Lilly said. …
Hung Up by Christopher Rodriguez
you fell in love with long nights and short kisses, exchanging glances, bickering over who should hang up the phone first. you were head over …
Daily Germ
“We are made of the stuff of eternity. Endings are not our destiny.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Midweek Hype: Summer Reading
Germies, I hope your summer is going fantastically well. I hope you’ve had late nights, late rises, and caught up on that missing sleep and …
June Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Laura, Alicia Arellano, and Mary Teresky
These entries from June’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
Peace Out, EU
“We have our own dream and our own task. We are with Europe, but not of it. We are linked but not combined. We are …
Save Yourself by Amy Lauren Jones
From the other side of the table, a father told his daughter to “save herself.” Her head bobbed up and down in quick submission, and …